Foolhardy Suggestion

May 31, 1985

U.S. REP. Bill McCollum's proposal that the United States end diplomatic relations with Nicaragua's Sandinista government is foolhardy, with dangerous implications. Such a regressive policy serves only to increase the likelihood of military intervention by U.S. forces in Central America.

Diplomacy must be recognized as the only acceptable means of maintaining peace. To disregard its significance is to support the military alternative that might seem suitable to a president who wants the Sandinistas to ''say uncle.''